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Drank is the "Extreme Relaxation Beverage" I found at Tower this week. Tonight I shall be testing this magical beverage so we can all know if relaxation can be found in a 16oz purple can.
Drank is a commercial product, but it's trying to ride on the back of purple drank, a drink made of Sprite and narcotic cough medicine made popular by Texas rappers in the late 90s. Coincidentally those rappers, DJ Screw and Big Moe, died of a codeine overdose when they drank (little d) too much Drank (big D).
If we look at the back of the can we find out this is a "Relaxed Lifestyle Beverage" with rose hips, melatonin, valerian and B vitamins. Apparently these ingredients have the ability to relax my "body, mind and soul" and I can use it to "slow my roll".
I don't know what my roll is, or if it's going too fast. I'd guess that because I'm a white guy who grew up in the suburbs.
The ingredients say it has 2 servings per can, which means 2 mg melatonin, 20 mg valerian, 20 mg rose hips and 200% RDA of Vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B12. My storebought pills of melatonin are 3mg, so that's a similar dose. Storebought valerian is 450mg a pill and the dose is 3 pills, so this can has less than 1% of a dose of valerian. This could be because valerian is expensive, or potent. I think it is because valerian smells and tastes AWFUL. Seriously, it's like a bottle of cats assholes. Relaxation does not come from smelling valerian. Nausea comes from smelling it.
Poured into a glass, it's a dull purple, and tastes like grape soda. No noticeable relaxation. I'll go read some comics for a bit and report back.
Drank is a commercial product, but it's trying to ride on the back of purple drank, a drink made of Sprite and narcotic cough medicine made popular by Texas rappers in the late 90s. Coincidentally those rappers, DJ Screw and Big Moe, died of a codeine overdose when they drank (little d) too much Drank (big D).
If we look at the back of the can we find out this is a "Relaxed Lifestyle Beverage" with rose hips, melatonin, valerian and B vitamins. Apparently these ingredients have the ability to relax my "body, mind and soul" and I can use it to "slow my roll".
I don't know what my roll is, or if it's going too fast. I'd guess that because I'm a white guy who grew up in the suburbs.
The ingredients say it has 2 servings per can, which means 2 mg melatonin, 20 mg valerian, 20 mg rose hips and 200% RDA of Vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B12. My storebought pills of melatonin are 3mg, so that's a similar dose. Storebought valerian is 450mg a pill and the dose is 3 pills, so this can has less than 1% of a dose of valerian. This could be because valerian is expensive, or potent. I think it is because valerian smells and tastes AWFUL. Seriously, it's like a bottle of cats assholes. Relaxation does not come from smelling valerian. Nausea comes from smelling it.
Poured into a glass, it's a dull purple, and tastes like grape soda. No noticeable relaxation. I'll go read some comics for a bit and report back.
